Easy DIY Advent Calender

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Zj0viKhyphenhyphenCYjqhhxEhAg3xVK8dcmlMCTvh6zJkCSiWDFpQEBwRUnE0lg17A2aXZrPh2lVF2yA_APEdgDlBQZnS0Z6BzKSN8orTSEqU07NTQo95d1b_w7QiYveX9-b-tbxMvNJnsP1UI/s1600/heart+ornament+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Zj0viKhyphenhyphenCYjqhhxEhAg3xVK8dcmlMCTvh6zJkCSiWDFpQEBwRUnE0lg17A2aXZrPh2lVF2yA_APEdgDlBQZnS0Z6BzKSN8orTSEqU07NTQo95d1b_w7QiYveX9-b-tbxMvNJnsP1UI/s640/heart+ornament+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Thursday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's December 1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">and time to start the countdown to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Christ<span style="font-size: small;">mas</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">♥ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCo5tKytXLJlawO8-_uj_z8Nyv0S-VpMnLplBYkep4sIJOUJ_pvDeYg-6pE-Lu5HW8uPsEi0mJwxY6_v38Yj_TsmD5I-TIQwYKGV9rDC3XeMngVCNuqb8UlLIVyUOe6GSc_Jo8XwPvrA/s1600/advent+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCo5tKytXLJlawO8-_uj_z8Nyv0S-VpMnLplBYkep4sIJOUJ_pvDeYg-6pE-Lu5HW8uPsEi0mJwxY6_v38Yj_TsmD5I-TIQwYKGV9rDC3XeMngVCNuqb8UlLIVyUOe6GSc_Jo8XwPvrA/s640/advent+11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> This morning</span> after my weekly run to Trader Joe's<br />I was inspired to make</div><div style="text-align: center;"> a quick and easy <span style="font-size: large;">DIY advent calender</span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(instead of the chocolate one I almost bought} </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ONu5PzQoW5DdmZ-F_IA6QI8RCapEQXhsaJ1L9cN5ior0zZ_Poldpm7e5SAfxRQtVL08rha-NUFgja3abMsh-hXssv8xXytgeaUPbMYFw9BRZBT0P8oz95Spf9r03Y5za5RoorPKMJ0U/s1600/advent+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ONu5PzQoW5DdmZ-F_IA6QI8RCapEQXhsaJ1L9cN5ior0zZ_Poldpm7e5SAfxRQtVL08rha-NUFgja3abMsh-hXssv8xXytgeaUPbMYFw9BRZBT0P8oz95Spf9r03Y5za5RoorPKMJ0U/s640/advent+12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I used</span> brown bags from Trader Joe's for the tags</div><div style="text-align: center;">glitter sprayed clothes pins</div><div style="text-align: center;">a black sharpie </div><div style="text-align: center;">small candies<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">{I used chocolate kisses and lifesavers}</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">our sons favorite candies </span><br />  a stapler</div><div style="text-align: center;">ribbon and glitter sprayed bells</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRsYHpRNMnxSBNeudoVk_wkCNrgRVOIjba2tOqVKlr49z6HTM1GwkfkbQEBI0La10YCQg9Urwt2oUwplzdJW_td-VMgvB6x9-7GKhFlNrDU-iY0dApOw5iiZPoN1tggE2kJ6MgFblM-c/s1600/heart+ornament+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRsYHpRNMnxSBNeudoVk_wkCNrgRVOIjba2tOqVKlr49z6HTM1GwkfkbQEBI0La10YCQg9Urwt2oUwplzdJW_td-VMgvB6x9-7GKhFlNrDU-iY0dApOw5iiZPoN1tggE2kJ6MgFblM-c/s640/heart+ornament+11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This was </span>so easy I decided to try making little</div><div style="text-align: center;">♥<br />heart shaped ornaments made with</div><div style="text-align: center;">old paper back books </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaahifNGEQWq6D9hYhOM0HQhCYsYS_7JkvFkjbz7TTuKR_X2XOGkfyYziabnZMnntpuZ9yxWcJ7HSMngiReKmaMS3blMjoF3wMnO17yOaWxIoJt9w-TRKwAhfuyb6mzuS-prHpnRzLaQ/s1600/heart+ornament+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaahifNGEQWq6D9hYhOM0HQhCYsYS_7JkvFkjbz7TTuKR_X2XOGkfyYziabnZMnntpuZ9yxWcJ7HSMngiReKmaMS3blMjoF3wMnO17yOaWxIoJt9w-TRKwAhfuyb6mzuS-prHpnRzLaQ/s320/heart+ornament+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">All you</span> need is a old paperback book<br />wire or a paperclip,double sided tape and scissors</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxyE0rQ8e7wt6TSUFSkRr33ms1j2_p-y3LGp7wIjnYPszXJjzk1CC8mlUxqSOsuuqu9InvE_-YviS4JbWQwxVOBJ8_Z2HoCdcCmSZoDCfOCXeq1LH3h1rsESanacVvAF3ciQZAg3ZTv8/s1600/heart+ornament+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxyE0rQ8e7wt6TSUFSkRr33ms1j2_p-y3LGp7wIjnYPszXJjzk1CC8mlUxqSOsuuqu9InvE_-YviS4JbWQwxVOBJ8_Z2HoCdcCmSZoDCfOCXeq1LH3h1rsESanacVvAF3ciQZAg3ZTv8/s320/heart+ornament+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tear off</span> the cover of the book</div><div style="text-align: center;">separate the book into 3 sections</div><div style="text-align: center;">cut the heart shape out on the binded center section</div><div style="text-align: center;"> tape the sides together</div><div style="text-align: center;">insert the paper clip in the middle </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFosG8S9H1EQZqf-H0V_VLK1qjAf7bttWfcXpma-Ud01NmBF7msog4nSArdsn-zfZ0WJ2bsam2USAWvDLltpeDyk28oToMstd0Cx29g8laaAcPydtsdungOjEJgygajFN2e2MgKlNkQc/s1600/heart+ornament+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFosG8S9H1EQZqf-H0V_VLK1qjAf7bttWfcXpma-Ud01NmBF7msog4nSArdsn-zfZ0WJ2bsam2USAWvDLltpeDyk28oToMstd0Cx29g8laaAcPydtsdungOjEJgygajFN2e2MgKlNkQc/s320/heart+ornament+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ♥</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfdzbm2P0vDkn6HL33l-FI7VRya04wMwihBeWuQK5OFjDzPpVAbaeNXXteqwzVkVUD5nrPNzZZ_3RJIK39v_fqe5W32QTaArtO65GMRQ_gPTgAzIHzDZUQnxHAX1GDhUaA0aE7SMKdTo/s1600/heart+ornament+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfdzbm2P0vDkn6HL33l-FI7VRya04wMwihBeWuQK5OFjDzPpVAbaeNXXteqwzVkVUD5nrPNzZZ_3RJIK39v_fqe5W32QTaArtO65GMRQ_gPTgAzIHzDZUQnxHAX1GDhUaA0aE7SMKdTo/s640/heart+ornament+11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Simple</span> and fun to make<br />Excited that there are <br />only <span style="color: red;">2</span><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: red;">4</span> </span>days until<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Christ</span>mas<br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"Love brings bewitching grace into the heart"</i><br />Euripides<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Easy DIY Advent Calender

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